wednesday afternoon and the orioles play the yankees tonight at 7:30. tune in tonight at 11:00 for the highlights from both games. >>> also tonight, encouraging news about the redskins quarterback, robert griffin, iii, mike shanahan is optimistic that griffin will play sunday against minnesota. that despite the fact he suffered that concussion. he probably saw from yesterday's game. it was griffin taking a hit that shook the whole redskins nation. he was knocked out of the game in the third quarter and yesterday's loss to atlanta. diagnosis, mild concussion. since then, he has been undergoing tests and doctors will monitor him. right now, things are looking up. >> he is good, no dizziness, no headaches. no vomiting. he feels like he has done well on the tests he has taken so far. >> we're going to hope the tests continue to go well. he will undergo a treadmill test and if there are any setbacks, it will be either kirk cousins or rex grossman in the quarterback spot. >>> former players are hoping rg3 learns a few lessons from that concussion. bruce johns